DISA Global Solutions, Inc. Data Breach Alert: Issued by Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
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NEW YORK and CHICAGO, March 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, a preeminent national consumer rights law firm, is investigating claims on behalf of people who have been impacted by the DISA Global Solutions, Inc. ('DISA') data breach.
DISA Global Solutions, headquartered in Houston, Texas, announced that the personal information of people for whom it has done background checks may have been stolen as part of a recent data breach involving their systems.
DISA is notifying affected people that their personal information, including at least names, Social Security numbers, financial account information, credit card numbers; and government-issued identification documents may have been stolen.
If you have received a recent notice of the data breach and have experienced recent concerning activity, it is possible that your personal information was compromised and is being offered for sale on the dark web.
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP has experience in the prosecution of consumer rights litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. The firm has attorneys in various practice areas and offices in New York, Chicago, Nashville, and San Diego. Courts have repeatedly recognized the reputation and expertise of this firm and have appointed it to major positions in complex consolidated litigation.
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